Obama's Lofty Goals

Just in time for Gay Pride month, Obama promises to pass hate speech legislation that some fear could intimidate religious speech, in the vain attempt for homosexuals to have "good feelings" for him.

Among those promises the president is pursuing, he said: Overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act, passing a law to mandate health-care and other benefits to homosexual domestic partners, repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and even "rescinding the discriminatory ban on entry to the United States based on HIV status."

Read the article ate Citizen Link.
The text of the speech is here.

Cap and Trade Vote and RINO's

Cap and Trade passes by six. Fifty Democrats had the courage to vote no on this nonsense. Eight Republicans didn't. Among them was Dave Reichert. Had the eight Republicans voted no it would not have passed. Doc voted against it.
Luckily, it seems to be unable to pass the Senate. (well as of right now- who knows what could happen in the next two months.)

Hot Air
“Never have so few stolen so much from so many to achieve so little.”

Associated Content

Of course what was actually in the Cap and Trade Bill, said to involve something about cutting back on the production of greenhouse gasses, was beside the point. It has been mentioned before that Cap and Trade is, for all intents and purposes, a tax on energy that will cost every American thousands of dollars once it is fully implemented. And on top of that, Cap and Trade has trade provisions of the like that has not been seen since Smoot Hawley.

The (Poop) Scoop on Cap and Trade

Wall Street Journal

Under a cap-and-trade system, government sets a cap on the total amount of carbon that can be emitted nationally; companies then buy or sell permits to emit CO2. The cap gets cranked down over time to reduce total carbon emissions...The hit to GDP is the real threat in this bill. The whole point of cap and trade is to hike the price of electricity and gas so that Americans will use less. These higher prices will show up not just in electricity bills or at the gas station but in every manufactured good, from food to cars. Consumers will cut back on spending, which in turn will cut back on production, which results in fewer jobs created or higher unemployment. Some companies will instead move their operations overseas, with the same result.

Examiner

Even as Democrats have promised that this cap-and-trade legislation won't pinch wallets, behind the scenes they've acknowledged the energy price tsunami that is coming. During the brief few days in which the bill was debated in the House Energy Committee, Republicans offered three amendments: one to suspend the program if gas hit $5 a gallon; one to suspend the program if electricity prices rose 10% over 2009; and one to suspend the program if unemployment rates hit 15%. Democrats defeated all of them.

Houston Chronicle

To paraphrase Pink Floyd, the energy bill that the House of Representatives may vote on as early as today would have us trade congressional hot air for the cool breeze of meaningful policy....It may seem like the cool breeze of change, but the bill is just more of the same hot air that’s become the trademark of Congress.

The American Spectator

It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow. Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed? -James Madison

Huntington News

Waxman-Markey’s Cap and Trade is a plan that shoots us in the foot. We can’t afford this bill, especially when it means nothing in return. Please call your legislators now

Deseret News

It is true that Americans have a history of being inventive in the face of challenges. However, such inventiveness thrives best in the absence of draconian, government-engineered crises. It works best under free-market conditions.

State Sponsored Intimidation Sponsored by Maureen Walsh

This little nugget appears in the introduction of SB5688;

It is the intent of the legislature that for all purposes under
state law, state registered domestic partners shall be treated the same as married spouses.

Is this the intent of the people of Washington state? This is exactly what is needed to introduce state sponsored intimidation of anyone who does not see married couples as equal to domestic partnerships. It will be used to justify curriculum in kindergarten that will contaminate the traditional definition of marriage. It will allow people to prosecute any entity that disagrees with the purpose of this legislation. Look how the Boy Scouts have been treated since they stood up for their right to exclude homosexuals from leadership positions. It was used for state sponsored intimidation.
There are almost two hundred places in our laws that deal with marriage status. Do we really have any idea how much this will pervade our lives? And will they come back next year with more places in the law that need to be addressed? You bet they will!
Our politicians want us to believe they are representing all people, but the truth is that they only represent the people who will vote their convictions. Will you remember the issues and how the candidates voted on them when you go vote? They are counting on you to hold your nose and vote for them anyway....

Is this how Obama wants kids to be educated?

We CANNOT rely on schools to protect our children. This from Family Research Council:

Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), was appointed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to be Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. GLSEN is the chief national group promoting policies to force affirmation of homosexuality in schools, beginning in kindergarten. GLSEN once sponsored a conference at Tufts University that was advertised to "youth only ages 14 to 21." Three homosexual activists employed by the Massachusetts Departments of Health and Education led a youth workshop titled "What They Didn't Tell You about Queer Sex & Sexuality in Health Class." Among other activities, the activists guided the students on gay sex practices.

Jennings has spoken publicly about a high school student he once counseled who was in a sexual relationship with an older man -- yet Jennings never reported this abuse to the authorities, the school, or the child's parents. Should he be overseeing a major federal program designed to promote the health and well being of students and families? We can only assume, given his past, that he will steer grant money toward programs like those offered by GLSEN that put a homosexual agenda ahead of the rights of parents and the safety of students.

This is unacceptable. Jennings' appointment should be withdrawn. Email Arne Duncan today. Tell him to withdraw the appointment of Kevin Jennings.

Take action here.

June Meeting of Franklin County Republicans

Our next meeting of Franklin County Republicans is on June 16th at Pasco Library meeting room at 7pm. See you there!

R 71 Protect Marriage Protect Chldren

I have LOTS of petitions for R 71. Please let me know if you want one.

I-1043 Peititions

I picked up some I-1043 petitions at the WSRP meeting last weekend. I need to get them out soon. The signatures must be in by July 3rd. Email me if you want one.
Nicole
momnmb(at) gmail (dot) com
or call four nine two eight three three two.

Young Conservative Rappers!

Who does gay marriage hurt? All of us.

"The Worst Thing About Gay Marriage" from the Weekly Standard puts into words the things we all know about marriage, but because it is so ingrained we don't know how to put it into words. This is the BEST article I've ever seen about the issue. It will arm us will common sense to speak to others about what the harm will be. It's well done without any "homophobia" or "hate speech". It lays out the obligations that marriage entails and how gay marriage will not carry any of them, and will therefore destroy them in all marriages, endangering women and children whose protection marriage is all about.